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FILE WOfi‘3072 3 January 2005 Page 4 o( 5 Aiictitionally, Scc(ioi) 78-916 stales that a conditional use pennit may be revocable, may be granted for a limited time, or may be granted subject to such conditions as the council may prescribe; and a conditional use pennit shall remain in effect as long as the conditions agreed upon arc observed, but nothing in this section shall prevent the city from enacting or amending official controls to change the status of conditional uses; and a certified copy of any conditional use permit shall be filed with the county recorder or registrar of titles. The conditional use permit shall include the legal description of the properly included. Sign Size Variance The Orono sign ordinance docs not address the needs of institutional uses within residential /ones. Currently the .school has a campus sign peipcndicular to Highway 12 in front of the tennis courts. 'I he existing sign is approximately 41 s.f. total area and contains a manual readerboard. The applicant has proposed a monument sign ap|)roximately 9 ’ high and 11* wide. The propo.scd sign meets City Code Section 78-1466(11) regarding monument signs. The proposed sign copy area 56 s.f. with a 30 s.f. static electronic readerboard. The applicant has indicated that this readerboard is to be changed no more frequently than once daily and its pur|)ose is to provide |)arcnts and students with relevant school information. The electronic readerboard will eliminate the need for sending a student or staff member out to the sign to physically change the message on the sign and will be more functional for the school. As proposed the sialic electronic readerboard is no: considered a “flashing illuminated .sign ” which is not allowed. Hardship Stulcmeiit Applicant has completed the Hardship Documentation I'omi attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding tbe application. Hardship Analysis III coiixiilt'riiifi applu alioiis for variance, the Planning Coininhsion shall consider the effect of the proposed variance upon the health, sajety and welfare of the coininnnity, evisting and anticipated traffic conditions, tight and air, danger offire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Coiniuissioii shall eonsider recoininending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the /oniiig Code in instances where their strict enforcement would cause undue hardship because of circumstances nnigue to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is demonstrated that sueh aetions will he in keeping with the spirit and Intent of the Orono Honing Code. Staff finds that olkn the needs ol the institutional uses within the residential districts are not met under the current .sign regulations. Variances have been consistently granted for the dilferent sign needs for the varying institutional uses within the City of Orono in the past, and perhaps this is indicative of the need to update the codes with respect to institutional uses within residential /ones.